Snow!

We knew it was coming, but we were still pretty surprised this morning when it started snowing around 11:00 in the morning. We didn't really have any place we had to go, so we spent the day hibernating in front of the fireplace. It was really relaxing and we had a wonderful day, including a great dinner at P's mom and dad's house.

 

 

We think this visitor was a downy woodpecker

 

 

Next Step: Minivan

I'm officially a Soccer Mom. Not what I imagined of myself ten years ago, but we had a blast at G's first ever soccer practice. He learned a lot and really loved it. This seems like a great sport for him. He listened well, was able to do everything asked of him, and enjoyed it. We are so excited for the rest of the season, especially when it warms up a little.

p.s. Since we didn't blog on Saturday, we want to wish a belated Happy Birthday to Matt's dad, the best helicopter pilot Manassas County has ever seen!

In Other News...

Those Japanese lessons? Totally true! I'm going to jump in to class 4 tomorrow, and then they will privately tutor me if I need help catching up. How amazing is that?! I'm so grateful to them for giving me this opportunity to improve my Japanese, so please check them out: Language Institute of Atlanta.

Marc, who works there, explained to me that they had trouble getting in touch with me and put my name on their web site hoping I would see it. Isn't that kind of them?

I'm super excited to take this class and hope I learn a little written Japanese too.

In unrelated news, check out these earrings I found today at REI:

They are cairns, which are rock piles that serve as place markers. In hiking, they can be used to help mark a path. I think they were meant for me! I know they are meant to have a deeper meaning too, but I really like the literal meaning.

Kid news: G takes his first entrance exam today. Well, it's actually just kindergarten screening, but we are kind of excited to see whether they declare him the Smartest Kid Ever. Maybe they'll even give us free tuition just so that they can claim him as their student. Maybe we'll get a special on TLC! Shoot, I better get my body in TV shape...

Happy Birthday Wishes!

Our very best happy birthday wishes for today, Friday, go to Matt's mom. We hope that she has had a wonderful day and has an even better year ahead!

Love,

Us

This Is Pretty Weird...

Between chores, I googled my own name - procrastination makes you do funny things - and found this:

JAPANESE. Language Institute of Atlanta (770) 730-0000 info@atlantalanguage.com. 2008 ATLANTA JAPANFEST WINNER : Patricia Angle - Free Japanese Classes ...
www.atlantalanguage.com/test/Japanese.htm - 11k - Cached - Similar pages -

So I guess I won the lessons I entered at Japanfest???

To be continued...